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Cherry Chocolate Chip Brownies

Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 16 squares
Author Melissa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour I used whole wheat pastry flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ½ cup apple sauce room temperature
  • ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups sweet cherries fresh or frozen(thawed) roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and oil or line with parchment paper an 8x8 pan.
  • In a large bowl throughly combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a small bowl combine coconut oil, apple sauce, vanilla, and almond milk. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just to combine.
  •  Add cherries and chocolate chips and gently fold into the batter.
  • Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Do not over bake or the brownies will not fudgy.
  • Allow to cool completely and then refrigerate for a couple of hours before cutting.